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1. Aphra Behn
2. Susanna Centivre
3. William Congreve
Intrigue and Satire: Later Restoration Comedies
11 BBC Radio Full Cast Productions including The Recruiting Officer and The Way of the World and more Engels | Download audiobestand | 9781529916843 | 2023 | 1146 Pagina's
A dazzling collection of comedies from the later Restoration periodEngland's 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688 and the reign of new monarchs William and Mary signified a turning point for Restoration comedy with laws being passed to restrict playwrights' freedoms. The latter years are marked by a shift towards more moral storylines, mixing humour with social and political issues, alongside the lighthearted 'comedy of manners'.The works in this collection bring together these complementary styles, full of humour while also focusing on hard hitting themes. We open with a 1688 piece by Aphra Behn, England's first professional female writer. Oroonoko is a powerful critique of the slave trade centring around a betrayed African prince. Adapted for BBC Radio, it stars Leo Wringer.A pre-eminent Restoration dramatist, William Congreve was renowned for his witty dialogue and brilliant characterisation, exemplified in the plays The Old Bachelor, The Double-Dealer and Love for Love. As heard on BBC Radio, these sparkling satirical portraits of romance, deception and the battle of the sexes star James Dale, Nicholas Parsons, Michael Spice and Maxine Audley.In her 1696 tragedy The Royal Mischief playwright and pamphleteer Delarivier Manley tackled gender politics rather than party politics. This BBC Radio adaptation stars Sian Thomas as the transgressive princess Homais, whose unrestrained sexual desire represents a threat to both the monarchy and the patriarchy.A loveless marriage is under the spotlight in The Provok'd Wife, John Vanburgh's outspoken 1697 comedy of sex, debauchery and revenge that is Restoration comedy at its finest. Saskia Reeves stars as Lady Brute, with Julian Rhind-Tutt as confirmed bachelor Heartfree.Irish playwright George Farquhar stormed the London stage with his 1699 comedy The Constant Couple, featuring a wealthy heiress seeking revenge, and the three rivals vying for her hand. Its popularity was mainly due to its rakish hero, Sir Harry Wildair, played in this BBC dramatisation by Alec Clunes. It is followed by William Congreve's The Way of the World, a comic masterpiece that exposes the grasping falsity of fashionable London society. Sheila Hancock stars, with Alex Jennings, Robert Glenister, Frances Barber and Indira Varma.Susanna Centilivre's 1705 comedy The Basset Table explores several hot topics of the time: the rise of science, gambling and female education. Featuring two strong, independent heroines determined to dodge unwanted marriages, this delightfully exuberant comedy stars Eleanor Bron and Danielle Allan.Concluding this collection are George Farquhar's two most popular plays. The Recruiting Officer, starring Paul Higgins and Lisa Dillon, is set in Shrewsbury during the War of the Spanish Succession, where wives are recruited while soldiers are wooed. Meanwhile, in The Beaux' Stratagem, starring Simon Treves and Dale Rapley, two rakes arrive in Lichfield from London in search of fortune...Content listOroonokoFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 24 August 1990The Old BachelorFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 3 Jun 1966The Double-DealerFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 17 Jan 1969Love for LoveFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 18 Feb 1965The Royal MischiefFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 28 Oct 1990The Provok'd WifeFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 12 Dec 2004The Constant CoupleFirst broadcast BBC Network Three, 9 Jun 1967The Way of the WorldFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 27 Apr 2003The Basset TableFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 10 Aug 1990The Recruiting OfficerFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 18 Dec 2011The Beaux' StratagemFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 19 Feb 1990© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
€ 21,95
1. Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams: A BBC Radio Drama Collection
A Streetcar Named Desire, A Glass Menagerie, Spring Storm and More Engels | Download audiobestand | 9781529187748 | 2022 | 720 Pagina's
A collection of BBC Radio full-cast dramatisations of plays by Tennessee Williams, plus bonus material.Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams is one of the three most important American dramatists of the 20th Century, alongside Arthur Miller and Eugene O'Neill. Acclaimed for their lyrical language, dark themes and vivid portrayal of the American South, his works have spawned several Oscar-winning films and been translated and performed worldwide.Collected here are some of the best, beginning with the play that launched Williams' career: The Glass Menagerie. Telling the story of a family in crisis in 1930s St Louis, it is one of his most autobiographical works, and a timeless evocation of lost love and loneliness. It is introduced by Williams' biographer, John Lahr, and stars Anastasia Hille, George MacKay, Patsy Ferran and Sope Dirisu.Next up is his masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire. With an introduction by author Sarah Churchwell, it stars Olivier Award-winning actress Anne-Marie Duff as damaged Southern belle Blanche Dubois, pushed to the brink of sanity by her explosive brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski (Matthew Needham). It is followed by one of Williams' earliest plays, Spring Storm, about Heavenly Critchfield, a young woman forced to decide between a respectable suitor and a handsome, wild, lover. Liz White stars as Heavenly, with Matthew Malarkey and Michael Thomson.First broadcast on Radio 4 in 2006, Tennessee's Women comprises five one-act plays: This Property is Condemned, Something Unspoken, The Long Goodbye, Portrait of a Madonna and 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. Among the casts are Maria Watton-Graham, Barbara Jefford, Elizabeth McGovern, Nick Sayce, Eleanor Bron and Gerard Murphy.Also included is the world premiere of one of Williams' last screenplays, Secret Places of the Heart, starring Sheila Gish and Ian Hogg. In addition, three bonus programmes take an in-depth look at the iconic playwright. John Lahr's evocative biography, Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, draws on Williams's poems, journals and correspondence to create a compelling portrait of his life and career; Frost Over America: Tennessee Williams features David Frost in conversation with the author; and in Cat on A Hot Tin Roof, Kwame Kwei-Armah investigates the creative influence of Williams' childhood home on his writing.Cast and creditsWritten by Tennessee WilliamsFirst published 1937 (Spring Storm), 1944 (The Glass Menagerie), 1946 (This Property is Condemned, The Long Goodbye, Portrait of a Madonna, Wagons Full of Cotton), 1947 (A Streetcar Named Desire), 1953 (Something Unspoken), 1984 (Secret Places of the Heart)The Glass MenagerieFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 8 July 2018A Streetcar Named DesireFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 26 March 2017Broadcast by arrangement with the University of the South, Sewanee, TennesseeSpring StormFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 6 March 2011Tennessee's Women1. This Property is Condemned2. Something Unspoken3. The Long Goodbye4. Portrait of a Madonna5. 27 Wagons Full Of CottonFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23-27 January 2006Secret Places of the HeartFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 4 November 1988Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the FleshFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22-26 September 2014Frost over America: Tennessee WilliamsInterviewer: David FrostInterviewee: Tennessee WilliamsFirst broadcast BBC One, 15 July 1970Cat on A Hot Tin Roof- an audio documentaryPresented by Kwame Kwei-ArmahFirst broadcast BBC Radio 2, 4 August 2009© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
€ 19,50